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Sheikh Sherif Baba Çatalkaya

Come, come whoever you are, come and burn in
the fires of love !

Sheikh el-Haj el-Fakir er-Rifa'i Mehmet Sherif Çatalkaya was
born in Istanbul, Turkey. He began his religious training at the
age of six in a school where he learned to memorize the Quran, Islam’s
holiest book, and continued his education at the age of 17 at a
traditional medresse (Islamic seminary). At 33, he felt the need
for a larger perspective and found it in the spiritual teachings
of Sufism.

Sherif Baba received his Sufi training in the Rifa’i-Marufi,
Halveti, Qadiri, Bektashi, Nakshibendi, and Melami Sufi orders in
Turkey, where he is revered as an eren, one who has attained. Baba
is currently living in Istanbul, and has been an active teacher
throughout the United States and Turkey, lecturing on spirituality
and healing at universities and conferences throughout the U.S.
and Canada. For many years, he was the host of the annual Rumi Festival
in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The teachings of Sherif Baba illuminate the beauty and heart of the message
brought by the prophets and saints of all traditions. In my own
life, he has demonstrated the beauty and wonder of al-Qur'an, and
has been my guide in appreciating surahs that had been beyond my
understanding. He has opened my eyes and my heart to the glory of
Love. In him, the power and glory of Divine Love are seen, felt
and experienced by those upon whom his glance falls. I've learned
more from his generous, loving Presence than could ever be expressed
in words. May Allah reward him greatly for his devoted work.